Bus strike: School districts 'Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best'

from The Journal News

As threats of a bus driver strike loom, area school districts are scrambling to come up with alternatives for the thousands of students who would be impacted. First Mile Square employees, which is represented by the Transport Workers Union Local 100, announced at a news conference and rally Thursday that they plan to strike Monday. First Mile Square buses students in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Mamaroneck, according to the union. Some 6,000 students — primarily children with special needs, and private and parochial students — are served by the company, district officials said. more